England’s Jos Buttler has proven credentials in white-ball cricket, but the same cannot be said for the Test matches. After having an ordinary 2019, where he played 11 Tests and scored 502 runs at an average of 25, he admitted that he’s not been “quite performing to the standards” he would want to in Tests and is working on improvement.
“I feel like I’m not quite performing to the standards I need to,” Buttler said ahead of the New Year’s Test against South Africa on Wednesday. “I’m trying to improve that and affect games in positive ways for England.”
Buttler had come back to the Test side in 2018 after a hiatus of one year and managed to impress one and all with his ton against India. In fact he went on to score 760 runs at an average of 44.70.
“Since I’ve come back into Test cricket I’ve tried to trust my defense for longer periods of time,” Buttler said. “I’ve been able to do that on occasions. But [playing my natural game] is certainly something I’m trying to work out.
